Payroll Specialist 1 (02-4085)
State of Alaska
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Payroll Clerk I
County of Tulare
General Services Agency
Location
Visalia, California, 93291
Salary
$41,238.81 - $50,259.14
per year
Type
Closes
January 15, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This entry-level payroll clerk position involves reviewing time sheets, calculating employee pay, maintaining financial records, and ensuring everything follows county rules and policies.
It's ideal for someone detail-oriented who enjoys working with numbers in a busy office setting.
A good fit would be a high school graduate with at least one year of financial record-keeping experience or relevant training from a business program.
Key Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- One year of general financial record-keeping experience in a fast-paced environment, or completion of an approved bookkeeping or office support program
- Knowledge of basic bookkeeping and payroll procedures
- Proficiency in operating computers and office software
- Strong attention to detail for accurate data entry and error correction
- Ability to follow rules, regulations, and instructions
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills for working with diverse groups
Full Job Description
This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the General Services Department. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months.
If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.
Current vacancy is with the General Services Department located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.
Requirements
- Review and ensure accuracy of a variety of financial records and reports.
- Calculate payroll and maintain withholding and contribution records.
- Review time sheets for completeness and conformity to policy and procedures from MOUs and County Personnel Rules.
- Compile and maintain lists and/or records on a variety of payroll specialty issues.
- Calculate pay adjustments due to corrected time sheets and/or processing corrections.
For a full list of duties for this position, please click here.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.
Education:
- Equivalent to completion of the twelfth(12th) grade.
Experience:
- One (1) year of highly successful general financial record keeping experience in a fast paced, detail-oriented business environment or completion of an approved full charge bookkeeper program or other office support program from an accredited business/community college or adult school.
Knowledge of:
- Basic bookkeeping and payroll control procedures.
- Indexing, filing, and record keeping systems and procedures.
- Numerical and alphabetical filing systems.
- English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- General clerical office methods and procedures.
Skill/Ability to:
- Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
- Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
- Accurately post figures to various documents and records.
- Proofread and rapidly correct errors in numbers, grammar, and spelling.
- Read and compare information in reports, memos, lists, and forms.
- Read, interpret, and apply rules and regulations.
- Effectively operate personal computers and related software programs.
- Understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County staff and the public.
- Organize work, set priorities, and perform work with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Record information legibly and with technical accuracy.
- Alphabetize, file, and maintain various financial and fiscal records.
- Remain flexible to changes in workloads and stress of meeting deadlines.
- Communicate with people of various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Additional Information
Conditions of Employment
Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions.
An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.
College Cost Reduction Access Act
This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA).
Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible.
For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
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